Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula in Egypt about 23,000 in area. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, he Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba to its flanks, and the Red Sea to its south, and most of it is desert and mountains. It was historically important due to being the location of Mount Sinai, the Suez Canal, and fighting in the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War.